Historic churches · South West England
St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay
St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay — church in Bristol, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Bristol Parkway · 2.6 km
- Free entry
About
St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1834. Heritage designation: Grade II listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Bristol, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.4951°, -2.5207°.
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Heritage listing
Details ST 67 NW WINTERBOURNE FRENCHAY COMMON (south side), Frenchay 3/50 3.3.61 Church of St. John Baptist G.V. II Anglican Parish Church. 1834 by H. Rumley, tower restored 1923 by Hartland Thomas. Rubble, freestone, slate roof. West tower, galleried nave, chancel, north porch, south vestry. 2 stage tower with heavy, weathered diagonal buttresses, heavily moulded pointed door with angel corbels, 2 light Decorated window above, clock under label, single lights to side with cusped oculus at top, battlemented parapet, octagonal spire; 5-bay nave, battlemented, tall buttresses, windows, plain Y-tracery below, Decorated above; gabled and buttressed north porch; narrower gabled chancel has 4-light Decorated east window. Interior: galleried, tall wave and shaft piers rise to almost round arches and then to ribbed plaster vaults, moulded chancel arch and plaster vaulted sanctuary. (Source: D. Verey "Buildings of England : Gloucestershire : The Vale and The Forest of Dean" 1970). Listing NGR: ST6394977477 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 408497 Legacy System: LBS
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St John the Baptist is a church in the Frenchay area of Bristol, England.
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Background
History
The foundations of the church were completed in 1834 by Henry Rumley. The work on the vestry started in 1887 and was completed by the local architect William Larkins Bernard. It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building. The large church has a low battlemented tower with a slender spire which overlooks the common. The churchyard contains the war graves of six service personnel of World War I and three of World War II.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4951, -2.5207
- District
- South Gloucestershire
- Parish
- Winterbourne
- Postcode
- BS16 1NB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Established
- 1834
- Nearest railway station
- Bristol Parkway — 2.6 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7593745 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St John the Baptist, Frenchay (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Frenchaychurch.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay?
- St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay is in South-West England, United Kingdom (postcode BS16 1NB), in the parish of Winterbourne.
- When was St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay built?
- Built or established in 1834.
- Is St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay a listed building?
- St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay a protected site?
- Yes — St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay free to visit?
- Yes, St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay is free to enter.
- How do I get to St John the Baptist Church, Frenchay?
- The nearest railway station is Bristol Parkway, about 2.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BS16 1NB.